Wednesday, October 18, 2006
DOCTOR'S ARE SPECIAL PEOPLE.....
These days it seems our family is centered on medical visits, far and wide. Rocky and I went for his lab work today which is routine between chemo treatments. I appreciated their call only a few hours after we were back home telling us everything looked good. We are blessed with such a good doctor close to home.
In former years everyone went to Springfield for serious illness or disease because hospitals in our area didn’t have the equipment, doctors, staff or experience for successful treatment. At one time the hospital we’re going to now held the record for most deaths in the State, per year. It was a stigma hard for them to rebound from. Many of their patients were from nursing homes and sent to them as a last resort….thereby giving them a high death rate.
Over the years, the hospital has grown into a large complex that treats almost everything with good results. Rocky didn’t want to be treated in Springfield because it’s over 80 miles to the hospital from here and he knew there would be a lot of extended trips. The way it is we are spending less time in the car and more time with his treatment. With gas prices the way they are, that’s a good thing.
Little Brady is coming up for a very serious operation on October 25th because the “soft spot” in his scull grew shut too quickly. As old as I am, I’ve never heard of such a thing but thank goodness there are good doctors who are aware of such things and able to do something about it. You may say he’s “unlucky” but I’m thinking he’s lucky to be born in this day and time when it can be successfully corrected. It won’t be easy but as young as he is, once it’s over it will soon be forgotten.
George, my oldest son, has been doctoring recently and a cousin of mine emailed me about her mother who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. Aunt Sally is the last sibling of my mother’s family and is fortunate to have one of her daughter’s visit each day and look after her needs.
Things come and go in season…….we all have reasons to be concerned for loved ones and ourselves, as well. I am glad there is a loving Father over us who can provide every need we have. After all, He designed each one of us and can fix any part that’s broken……. So why doesn’t He fix all of us?
I don’t know.
That’s why we need to keep talking to Him……when He answers…..then we know.
But I do know one thing……He has ALL the answers.
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
In former years everyone went to Springfield for serious illness or disease because hospitals in our area didn’t have the equipment, doctors, staff or experience for successful treatment. At one time the hospital we’re going to now held the record for most deaths in the State, per year. It was a stigma hard for them to rebound from. Many of their patients were from nursing homes and sent to them as a last resort….thereby giving them a high death rate.
Over the years, the hospital has grown into a large complex that treats almost everything with good results. Rocky didn’t want to be treated in Springfield because it’s over 80 miles to the hospital from here and he knew there would be a lot of extended trips. The way it is we are spending less time in the car and more time with his treatment. With gas prices the way they are, that’s a good thing.
Little Brady is coming up for a very serious operation on October 25th because the “soft spot” in his scull grew shut too quickly. As old as I am, I’ve never heard of such a thing but thank goodness there are good doctors who are aware of such things and able to do something about it. You may say he’s “unlucky” but I’m thinking he’s lucky to be born in this day and time when it can be successfully corrected. It won’t be easy but as young as he is, once it’s over it will soon be forgotten.
George, my oldest son, has been doctoring recently and a cousin of mine emailed me about her mother who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. Aunt Sally is the last sibling of my mother’s family and is fortunate to have one of her daughter’s visit each day and look after her needs.
Things come and go in season…….we all have reasons to be concerned for loved ones and ourselves, as well. I am glad there is a loving Father over us who can provide every need we have. After all, He designed each one of us and can fix any part that’s broken……. So why doesn’t He fix all of us?
I don’t know.
That’s why we need to keep talking to Him……when He answers…..then we know.
But I do know one thing……He has ALL the answers.
Until tomorrow,
Essentially Esther
